The Opinion Section
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The Opinion Section
Opinion Writing
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Little Hawk Editorial PageCity High SchoolIowa City, IowaNovember 2013
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The opinion sectionWhile opinion writing can appear in many forms in magazines and news websites, newspaper opinion pages have several features that pop up often.
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Two types of pagesNewspapers often have two types of opinion pages.
Editorial page: Has opinion stories with paper’s official opinion.
Op/Ed: Opposite the Editorial page is a page with columns, which are stories that reflect the writer’s personal opinion.
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Editorial page featuresEditorials: These stories are often unsigned, because they represent a collective viewpoint rather than an individual one.
Letters to the editor: Letters from people in the community about their opinions.
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North Star Editorial PageFrancis Howell North High SchoolSt. Charles, Mo.December 2013
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The editorial is unsigned because it represents the opinion of the newspaper staff, not just one student.
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Often newspaper staffs or editorial boards will votes on the editorial and publish the results.
Little Hawk, City High SchoolIowa City, IowaNovember 2013
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Editorial pages often contain the masthead, sometimes also referred to as the staff box, which includes a list of staff members and their positions.
The masthead also may include a brief overview of staff policies, logos for the staff, associations the newspaper is a member of (such as Quill and Scroll or the National Scholastic Press Association.)
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Op-Ed page Columns: Stories by specific writers, showing their opinion.
Columns are signed, and often include a mugshot (small portrait photo) of the writer.
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Granite Bay GazetteGranite Bay High SchoolGranite Bay, Calif.
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Both pagesAd-free: Most papers refrain from running advertisements on opinion pages so there’s no suggestion the advertisers influence opinions or endorse them.
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Both pagesPolitical cartoons: Usually single-panel cartoons that use symbolism and exaggeration to make a point appear on these pages.
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An editorial cartoon illustrates the staff opinion.
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Both pagesEditorial briefs: Lists of things the paper sees as good or bad in the community.
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Both pagesSidebars, graphics, illustrations: Designers can use many visual devices to lead readers onto the page and better explain the stories.
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El EstoqueMonta Vista High SchoolCupertino, Calif.